Small Woodlands E-News - August 2013

August 2013 SW OREGON WOODLAND NEWS

Welcome to the August 2013 E-Newsletter of SW Oregon Woodland News. Produced by OSU Extension Service, Jackson/Josephine Counties. Click on the titles below to be linked to articles and more information.

Josephine County Tree Farmer of The Year Tour (September14)

Join us for this woodland tour near Wilderville. Owners Harriet and Lary Harris make a unique team..[more]

Josephine County homeowners living in area at-risk of wildfire may be eligible for assistance to reduce hazardous fuels and fire risks on their properties..[more]

From the news

Editor’s note: These links are provided with the knowledge that a single newspaper or web story seldom provides the full context or all the details about a particular issue, let alone the “best science.” My intent is to provide a snapshot of forest-related issues that are currently in the public eye and may be of interest to you, the reader. I also provide links to analyses that I think are particularly insightful. Articles are gleaned from various e-newsletters and other sources that cross my desk – and I only read a fraction of these!

The ponderosa pine forests that remain Rim Country’s biggest draw could fade away as a result of rising temperatures, deepening drought and spreading wildfires, according to a recent study published in Forest Ecology and Management..

Rising temperatures will reduce the peak snowpack in the Cascades slopes east of Eugene, Ore. by more than fifty percent, according to a climate study Oregon State University researchers published Thursday…